A few weeks ago, Gökhan and I covered grocery vocabulary. I really wanted to put what I learned to the test so we decided to go on an excursion to Short Pump and Target with Berhaun (who drove). I did not review as many words as I should have before the trip so Gökhan had to re-teach me a lot of words. However, I believe that everything worked out well because I could actually visualize the vocabulary that I was learning. Many of the words, such as gömlek (shirt), aşkı (hanger), and elbise (dress), stayed in my head after the experience. I was also happy about the experience because I could practice using the -dık suffix that allows me to form subordinate clauses in Turkish. I am looking forward to more learning activities like this to keep the process interesting.
Also, in class, we started reading children’s novels in Turkish. I usually read the sentences in Turkish first and then I try to translate the sentences to make sure that I understand. I have improved with recognizing grammatical structures. Some of the vocabulary has been very specific and not very useful but I have still been able to improve my pronuncation. After reading the small novels, we covered responding to easy questions about the story in Turkish, which I believe helped alot. I am going to keep up with these things and try to do some more stuff to keep practicing.
Also also, I am going to teach my friend, Berhaun, introductions in Turkish using the mind map approach that I covered with Gökhan a couple weeks ago. I am a visual learner so I thought it was an extremely helpful way to learn. I don’t know what kind of learner she is so I think that it would be interesting to see how she would react.
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